外研版（2019）必修3《Unit 3 The world of science》2021年同步练习卷（课文阅读理解）

Ⅰ.After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.

• 1．Dr Richard Fairhurst，（1）

  new book The New Age of Invention has just been published，has been interviewed.The following is what he tells us.
      There have been golden ages of invention throughout history.In Ancient China，there（2）

  （be） the four great inventions：gunpowder，papermaking，printing and the compass.They changed the world forever.And now we are in the great new age of technology，when most of the new great（3）

  （invention） are tech-based.For example，advances in virtual（4）

  （real），wearable tech and the flexible battery have been made.（5）

  addition，important advances（6）

  （make） in medicine and environmental science thanks to increasing computer power.New inventions like 3 D printers have been used to make replacement hearts and bone parts.What's more，it's possible（7）

  （create）an intelligent walking house.
      Most inventions start with（8）

  （recognise）a problem that needs（9）

  solution.But what remains（10）

  （importance） is that we have an incredible desire to think and create，which is the real spirit of invention.
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Ⅱ.句式分析

• 3．This was no doubt the reason behind the invention of the wheel in ancient times，which much later developed into the car.
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• 4．But what remains important is that we have an incredible desire to think and create，and that's the real spirit of invention.
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